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Knit Along With Debbie Macomber: Charity

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New, and just released! Knit Along With Debbie Macomber: Charity.

Best-selling author and avid knitter Debbie Macomber wants you to know that your knitting can make a difference! Her Charity Guide for Knitters will acquaint you with exciting ways your hobby can bring comfort and dignity to individuals in need. Eighteen easy-to-intermediate patterns are included for knit blankets, sweaters, socks, hats, mittens, slippers, vests, and a helmet liner.
Featured national charities include Binky Patrol, Children in Common, Christmas at Sea, Newborns in Need, Operation Helmet Liner, Phillip’s Wish, Project Linus, Santa Train, Snuggles Project, Warm Up America!, and Warm Woolies. Tips are also given for helping local chemotherapy patients, nursing home residents, and prison ministries.

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  1. Thank you so much for mentioning us on your blog and in your book! We are so excited to be part of your project.

    We’re linking to your book and hopefully we can help you get more sales.

  2. i just wanted to second that this is a rgeat book! i am lucky enough to live down the road from her yarn shop and when i went in to pick up yarn yesterday found i was one of the lucky anniversary door prizes..this book was in the prize baggie! lots of info and ideas as well as patterns!

  3. I am surprised that Debbie Macomber has made the Warm Up America project an opportunity for her own profit by publishing a book that we all HAVE TO BUY — is she donating a percentage of her sales profit to the Warm Up Project? to Charity?
    True, we do not ‘have to buy’ this book — there are plenty of patterns stored in our own brains that we can recall and put into a square for charity afghans.

    If this were truly charity knitting, then why is this book not offered online on a free downloadable format??

    And if I have missed an important aspect of Macomber’s offering to the knitting community, that relates to donating her skill and talent, please post a reply here. Enlighten me and perhaps many others.

    Thanks —

  4. I can’t answer your question about how much of the book profits are donated to charity, however, I do work closely with another group who sells a book for charity. In that instance, yes, 100% of the profits of the book are used to fund that charity. I would imagine that Debby’s is also similar.

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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